中国成语翻译学习39

说曹操到曹操就到 Talk of the devil and the devil comes.

团结就是力量 Union is strength.

需要为发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention.

满招损，谦受益 Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.

恶有恶报 He that does evil shall find evil.

恶事传千里 Bad news travels quickly.

熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.

缓兵之计 a fabian policy

缘木求鱼 to get water from a flint  

小Car笔记：

haughtiness：傲慢, 不逊 【例句】She called him on his haughtiness.她责备他傲慢无礼。
Fabian：adj. 费边式的, 拖延时间的 n. 费边主义 【常用短语】①Fabian tactics：慎重待机的策略; 缓进军略   ②Fabian Society：ph. 费边协会, 费边社(1884年在伦敦由英国资产阶级知识分子组成的一个政治组织, 主张采取温和缓进的办法改造社会), n. 费边社